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Two Cuban Volleyball Players Defect from Their Teams Within Hours

Published   Jun 12, 2024 10:01PM
Two young Cuban volleyball players have defected from their respective teams within a span of just a few hours. The athletes who escaped are Ronald Luis Limonta Massó from the national Under-21 team and Odaimis Naomi Leliebre Palma from the senior women's volleyball team.

Limonta Massó fled while in Mexico, and Leliebre Palma took advantage of a layover in Tampa while returning to Cuba from Puerto Rico. "On the afternoon of June 10, after the Under-21 team arrived in Mexico for the NORCECA Continental Men's Championship starting ... Read more

2024 Proof Morgan and Peace Dollars at Inaugural GACC Show

Famous Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head nickel will be among numismatic treasures on display at the inaugural Great American Coin and Collectibles Show, Sept. 11-14, 2024

The United States Mint (www.USMint.gov) will be displaying and selling ... Read more

Things to do in Tampa Bay this weekend | June 14-16

If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend (June 14-16), there's plenty of action happening around the Tampa Bay area.

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Things to do this Friday (6/14)

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Forbes ranks this Florida city as the ‘worst city to trave

Are you planning a weekend trip this summer? Maybe a relaxing stay by a sandy beach or a tour of the hottest new restaurants in a major foodie city.

Whatever your desired vacation looks like, Forbes Advisor notes that some locations are ... Read more

Multiple days of rain ahead for the Tampa Bay region

Published   Jun 10, 2024 04:00PM
TAMPA, Fla. — While the Tampa Bay region has baked under soaring temperatures in the last week, the wet season is set to roll in over the rest of the week, with showers and storms dumping upwards of 10 inches of rain in some areas.

The region is expecting rain and storms each day through the end of the week, with rain chances hitting around 90% every day through Saturday.

Greg Dee gives an update on rainfall for the week:

Greg Dee gives The Dee-Tails on rain this week

Total rainfall will var ... Read more

Wood Partners Expands Access to Attainable Housing in Atlant

ATLANTA, GA - National multifamily developer Wood Partners announced the start of construction of Altera Union City near Atlanta and Altera Land O' Lakes near Tampa, Florida. The multifamily communities are part of the firm's Altera brand, a new atta ... Read more

Looking for love? Study shows you may not want to stay in Fl

The Sunshine State came in last out of every state in the U.S. based on several factors.

TAMPA, Fla. — If you're a single Florida resident, you may have to look outside the state to find a partner.

A new study found the Su ... Read more

Megan Thee Stallion fights back tears in emotional moment at

Tampa, Florida - The usually unflappable Megan Thee Stallion dealt with some strong emotions on stage Saturday night in Tampa, Florida, stopping midway through a song to collect herself.

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion had to fight through so ... Read more